• Turn Back Thursday: Kanye Wearing Fucking Awesome Hoodie
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As always, the first Thursday of the month brings Turn Back Thursday where we highlight a vintage Kanye West look. Here’s a photo of Kanye from 2007 wearing a Fucking Awesome all-over print hoodie at an Apple retail store. When the entire streetwear movement took off in ’06 and ’07, a staple piece that most up-and-coming brands had to release was the infamous all-over print hoodie. This particular hoodie from the Los Angeles-based Fucking Awesome was arguably one of the most coveted pieces during the height of streetwear. Also, behind Kanye is his road manager Don C. wearing a sample t-shirt from Kanye’s now-defunct clothing line, Pastelle.

kanye wearing fucking awesome hoodie
Image from Killahbeez.com

February 4th, 2010


• Turn Back Thursday: Kanye Wearing Gucci Shaman Moccasins
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Some of you may have forgotten all about Turn Back Thursday, but if you recalled, we announced that it would appear on the blog the first Thursday of each month, rather than every Thursday like it used to. We’ve also changed the format so that each Turn Back Thursday post is more concise and focuses strictly on clothing brands and dates.

Kanye West wearing Gucci Shaman moccasins and a Gucci scarf in 2007, on the set for the “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” music video.

Kanye wearing Gucci Shaman and Gucci Scarf

December 3rd, 2009


• Turn Back Thursday Announcement
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If you’re wondering what happened to yesterday’s Turn Back Thursday, I’ve decided to make it a post that only occurs the first Thursday of each month. My apologies to all the fanatics of Kanye West’s vintage outfits. Expect the next Turn Back Thursday on December 3.

November 13th, 2009


• Turn Back Thursday: Polo Bear Sweater
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For this week’s Turn Back Thursday, we go back to 2003/2004 when Kanye West was merely known as a college dropout who had an interest for bears. From the bear head artwork to the mascot that Kanye would bring out during shows, the Dropout Bear, as it was officially referred to, became  imagery that would forever be linked to Kanye. Here is a photo that was used to promote the album “The College Dropout”, where Kanye is wearing the Dropout Bear costume with a complementary red Ralph Lauren Polo Bear sweater. This specific Polo Bear sweater is a vintage piece that is no longer sold by Ralph Lauren, but can be found, on rare occasions, at  thrift stores and even on Ebay.

Kanye Ralph Lauren Polo Bear Sweater

November 5th, 2009


• Turn Back Thursday: Kanye and Pharrell
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For this week’s installment of Turn Back Thursday, I won’t be going too far back for a Kanye West outfit. Here’s a backstage photo from a 2008 N.E.R.D show of Kanye and Pharrell. Appropriately enough, Kanye is wearing a Billionaire Boys Club (Pharrell’s brand) hat, a camo Bape cape, and red Ato Matsumoto shoes. Although Kanye’s recent outfits from 2009 have been more refined and represent a classic look, he will still occasionally put together outfits similar to this one, most notably with the hat and high-top shoes.

Kanye Wearing BBC Hat, Bape Cape, and Ato Matsumoto Shoes

Source: Billionaire Boys Club Blog

October 29th, 2009